This November will mark the 49th NMSU Aggies basketball season inside the legendary Pan American Center. It opened up on November 30, 1968.
New Mexico State is 506-152 (80%) all-time inside the Pan American Center.
New Mexico State has had 24 crowds of over 13,000.
The highest attended game occurred on December 15th 1990. New Mexico State led by future NBA Champion Randy Brown against New Mexico led by future NBA Champion Luc Longley (both played for the Chicago Bulls). New Mexico State handed New Mexico a 72-64 win in front of 14,845.
NMSU entered the 1991 NCAA Tournament as the 11th rated basketball team in the nation by the AP and Coaches Polls.
Here are some more memorable games at the Pan American Center.
The 1979 game vs Larry Bird and Indiana State in front of 13,684 saw NMSU almost pull the upset on the National Champ Runner-up 91-89 on a half court shot at the buzzer.
NMSU averaged over 6,000 per game 38 of the 48 seasons played at the Pan American Center. The highest annual average was 1990-1991 season where the Aggies averaged 10,545 per game. NMSU has had winning seasons in 46 of the 28 seasons played at the Pan American Center.
New Mexico State also won the 2007 WAC Tournament inside the newly renovated Pan American Center beating Utah State.
New Mexico State also upset the #15 rated team in the nation, Nevada 80-73 in front of a sold out Pan American Center crowd of 12,485.
The Pan American Center, the best arena in the WAC.